27 Island Photos That Will Make You Want To Travel
Every week, about 50,000 people visit Punta Cana, the DR's all-inclusive hub. Sanctuary Cap Cana stands out because it's removed from the others. | Zach Stovall
ByCami MillerSept. 9, 2014
Even if you've been everywhere on the continent, these dreamy locales (aka your new bucket list) will inspire serious wanderlust.
If this doesn't make you want to pack your bags, we don't know what will. | Jon WhittleBy boat is the only way to reach Chatham Bay, an epic snorkeling spot that stretches along the west coast of Union Island. | Jon WhittleOn Mahe Island (the largest among the Seychelles), views like this one at the Constance Ephelia Resort are among the best in the Indian Ocean. | Jon WhittleThe Na Pali flyover never gets old, even for locals who say views of the 17-mile-long coast and 3,000-foot cliffs still bring them to tears. | Jon WhittleThe hotel is the Blue Oyster in Jambiani, but what stands out here is the octopus curry... and yeah, that view. | Zach StovallCheck out the space at this private island resort: six beaches, 1,800 acres and just 52 rooms. | Jon WhittleBehind those rocks is an actual working farm called Mount Nicholas Station. Stay overnight, then take the sheep-shearing class in the morning. | Zach StovallThe rice terraces around Sidemen Valley are dug by hand. Each small rice stalk is parted the same way — by hand. | Zach StovallAboard [Southern Cross Timer](http://www.southerncrossbluecruising.com/) is the idle way to see the Greek Isles. Here in Kalymnos, spotting a sponge diver is likely. | Jon WhittleThe Byodo-In Temple, featured as a stand-in for Korea in the TV series Lost, was buil to honor the 100-year anniversary of the Japanese immigrants to Hawaii. | Lori BarbelyClaiming to have the world's freshest air, this island off Southern Australia has a rugged coast that's a magnet for whales from October to December. | Jon WhittleOn the mainland and on its islands, Panama is thought to have more bird species than the U.S. and Canada combined. | Jon WhittleBora Bora's first overwater bungalows were built in the early 1970s. Overwater bungalows are still the no. 1 reason people travel to Tahiti. | Jon WhittleIs it any wonder that Fijians are considered the most contented people in the world? | Jon WhittleThe towering Pitons flank the private hillside villas at Sugar Beach. | Zach StovallThe sands of the Whitsunday Islands are often hailed as the cleanest and squeakiest on the planet. | Jon WhittleTahiti's first overwater bungalows were built in 1968. They are now the ultimate South Pacific escape. | Jon WhittleOf the 100,000 annual visitors to New Caledonia, only 12,000 make it out to the archipelago's Loyalty Islands. | Jon WhittleThe Bass Harbor Head Lighthouse on Mount Desert Island is a photographer's dream. It's also home to a family. | Jon WhittleThe 16 islands in the Islas Secas archipelago remain as pure as the snorkleing haven around them. | Jon WhittleMist emerges from lava rock at Pu'uhonua o Honaunau National Park on the always active Big Island. | Jon WhittleCastello di Venere takes in the last glimpse of daylight high above the Province of Trapani. | Jon WhittleThe island of La Digue is best known for gigantic boulders on the beach and enormous tortoises in the bush. | Jon WhittleA daybed at the Geejam Hotel straddles the foothills of the Blue Mountains and the Caribbean Sea. | Zach StovallThe Na Pali coast is named for the "high cliffs" that keep the beach almost inaccessible. | Jon WhittleThis hut serves as a real-estate office in the only Central American country where English is the official language. | Jon Whittle
